{"id":179386,"date":"2025-07-03T23:07:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T23:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/179386\/"},"modified":"2025-07-03T23:07:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T23:07:10","slug":"cowboys-could-replace-micah-parsons-with-sec-star-pass-rusher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/179386\/","title":{"rendered":"Cowboys could replace Micah Parsons with SEC star pass rusher"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the biggest storylines of the NFL offseason is the status of Dallas Cowboys pass rusher Micah Parsons&#8217;s contract negotiations.<\/p>\n<p>Parsons is entering the final year of his deal, and as of now, there is no new contract in place for the Pro Bowl pass rusher.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The Cowboys are known for waiting until the last minute to finalize a contract, so there is a chance Parsons will secure a new deal; however, there is also a chance he may not be on the team next year.<\/p>\n<p>If Parsons is playing elsewhere in 2026, then the Cowboys will need a new pass rusher, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/draft2026\/story\/_\/id\/45585366\/2026-nfl-mock-draft-miller-early-first-round-predictions-quarterbacks-32-picks\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Matt Miller from ESPN;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Matt Miller from ESPN<\/a> has Dallas taking Auburn&#8217;s edge rusher Keldric Faulk in a new 2026 NFL Mock Draft.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Cowboys enter the season still needing to sign Micah Parsons to a long-term extension. While they\u00a0signed\u00a0Dante Fowler Jr. this offseason, Dallas needs more on the edge after passing on the position in the 2025 draft,&#8221; Miller wrote. &#8220;At 6-foot-6, 288 pounds, Faulk is a versatile player who can play along the defensive line, from 3-technique to a true outside edge. He can generate pressure from inside and out, as evidenced by his 24 edge pressures and five interior pressures last season. Faulk&#8217;s size and strength would be fun to pair with Parsons&#8217; speed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029Vakw2IH60eBZ4UO1Iz1b\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Follow The Sporting News On WhatsApp;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Follow The Sporting News On WhatsApp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Faulk has eight sacks in 25 college games, and seven of them came last season, so he will likely build off that success this year.<\/p>\n<p>If Dallas is looking to move off of Parsons, then Faulk could be an excellent option for the team<\/p>\n<p>More NFL: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nfl\/dallas-cowboys\/news\/cowboys-steelers-trade-idea-brings-former-draft-target-dallas\/6e398d875a6a8f9c8f7ba37b\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Cowboys-Steelers trade idea brings former draft target to Dallas;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Cowboys-Steelers trade idea brings former draft target to Dallas<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"One of the biggest storylines of the NFL offseason is the status of Dallas Cowboys pass rusher Micah&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":177040,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2066],"tags":[13813,230,229,257,2461,9084,7,5386,7337,491,6,190,1119],"class_list":{"0":"post-179386","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-dallas-cowboys","8":"tag-contract-negotiations","9":"tag-cowboys","10":"tag-dallas","11":"tag-dallas-cowboys","12":"tag-dallascowboys","13":"tag-dante-fowler-jr","14":"tag-football","15":"tag-keldric-faulk","16":"tag-matt-miller","17":"tag-micah-parsons","18":"tag-nfl","19":"tag-pass-rusher","20":"tag-the-cowboys"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/114791818599586471","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/179386","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=179386"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/179386\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/177040"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=179386"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=179386"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=179386"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}